For the Sake of Fun
October 22, 1998
Lisa Stern, a Hancock Park attorney and mother of three, has identified a syndrome afflicting women that she thinks is just as real as postpartum depression — post-Yontiff exhaustion.
Beverly Gray
Conference Explores Peace Through Education
October 22, 1998
Israeli-Palestinian coexistence and how to achieve it: That was the topic on everybody\’s lips when the 24th Annual Academic Conference convened at the Century Plaza Hotel last weekend. The panel, sponsored by American Friends of the Hebrew University, was followed by a luncheon featuring keynote speaker Dennis Prager, the KABC radio host best known for his \”Religion on the Line\” program.
A School With a Mid-Eastern Flair
October 22, 1998
The Eretz Alliance School may be small, but its lineage is long and distinguished. Eretz Alliance, which occupies a brand-new campus in Tarzana, opened this fall with 36 students enrolled in its nursery school and kindergarten classes. Ultimately the $7 million building will house students through the fifth grade.
Knowledge is Power
September 17, 1998
Though many new Jews insist their synagogue friends have become their family, others are admittedly lonesome at holiday time.
Honor Bestowed
September 3, 1998
Joel Grishaver, everybody\’s favorite hip Jewish uncle, had been up half the night, schmoozing with a rabbi\’s son who was visiting from England. So when Grishaver answered the phone at 6:30 a.m., he was hardly prepared for the voice that said, \”You and I have a date for lunch in Washington on Sept. 15. You\’ve just won the Covenant Award.\”
Back To School
August 27, 1998
As Labor Day fast approaches, colleges around the country are welcoming the class of 2002. Some of the wide-eyed freshmen now struggling with books, bedding, and brand-new computer hookups are the products of a Jewish day-school education.
Cover Story
August 13, 1998
To many American Jews in their 20s, 30s and 40s, Zionism, the ancient dream of a Jewish homeland that spawned a political movement and the birth of Israel almost 50 years ago, is little more than a footnote in a Sunday-school textbook.
Unlimited Learning
July 16, 1998
Benjamin Gampel, a historian at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, speaks enthusiastically about his Wexner students: \”The Wexner Program is probably the best adult teaching that I can do. They\’re highly motivated; they\’re so successful in their chosen fields, they bring that energy to the classroom. It\’s thrilling.\”
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Gaining in Popularity
July 9, 1998
While scholars argue about the origin of the adult bar mitzvah (or bat mitzvah) ceremony, there\’s no question that over the last two decades it has been growing in popularity, primarily for those who had never undergone the ritual as a 13-year-old.
A Future So Bright
June 11, 1998
Meet the class of 1998. This month, they leave high school behind and careen toward adult life.
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